Oh, I know. Those posts were more for the NPHC members who took it personal and seem to get offended when a Black person goes NPC or NIC.

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Whoever those people are. Most NPHC chapters aren't starving for members.

Membership in an NPHC org isn't a requirement for being black.

As long as these people have a sense of identity and aren't pursuing an NPC org for the aforementioned reasons, it is what it is. It is what it is, anyway.

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So are you saying that someone who grows up in a white community goes to white schools, has white friends, etc is better off in a NPC? I would think (coming from my background) they would want to be in NPHC to meet other blacks and possibly learn more about their culture and heritage. I mean how long can one person go without wanting to meet people of their own race? Note: This is not an implication of selling out.

No.

I'm saying that they might feel more comfortable and at home in an NPC org.

Oh no.

What's worse than educating white people on black people and basic black history is educating young adult black people on black people and basic black history. :eek: I'd rather these blacks get a clue and THEN decide whether or not the NPHC purposes of sister/brotherhood and service fit them.

Plus, I've never met a black person who has never met a black person, even if they were adopted by nonblack parents or something. There are whites who have never met blacks or other nonwhites but rarely nonwhites who can say the same.

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I spent a large chunk of my life in predominately white neighborhoods, but I wouldn't have been comfortable in an IFC fraternity. Yea, it's good to be around people who you're most comfortable with, but your entire life shouldn't be defined by your fraternity. I joined my organization (LGLO) because I believed in the values and ideals. I still hang out with people of every race and utilize the proper resources when I want to educate myself on my own culture.

Lol, funny you say this, because I actually have a good high school friend of mine who fits the bill pretty much and she told me a few months back that she wants to pursue membership in an NPHC sorority.

I was like :eek:.. And then she told me which one it is, and again I was like :eek:.

I never pictured her in an NPHC org. But I hope she does well and I'm eager to find out if she finally decides to pursue this org and, eventually, if she makes it in.

Good luck to her. Hundreds of ladies pursue membership every year. Not all of them make it. :)

Okay so what you're saying is that some of these young black people have NO IDEA about their own culture when joining?

Just something to add here - had a friend from college and she called herself "dark skinned". She did not say she was "black" or even "African American". She was from Miami and did not live in a predominantly white area by any means. It was rather a diverse area.

She did not try to be a part of an NPC or NPHC org. Back in the day, she would have had a hard time finding a home in either. She ended up becoming a little sister to an all white fraternity and was thrilled. (I should add all types of people from various backgrounds had issues with her, no matter what she did) She even ended up marrying a white male and now lives in a predominantly white area.

It is so very hard to categorize and try to analyze these things. There is no rhyme or reason to any of it. People will just be people and it is called life. You can't make everyone happy.

I just wish people would be a tiny bit more understanding of things - no matter how wrong they think it is. You can beat this type of topic and it will never be over.

At this point, I must tell you to worry about you. You're a nongreek and you're all over the place.

But it isn't impossible and happens everyday by laypersons and in disciplinary subject matters.

There actually is. People operate in trends and patterns and allow for generalizations to be made. Even "exceptions" operate in similar trends and patterns as other exceptions.

Your friend is actually quite typical, even if she isn't from a predominantly white area.